Ben Stiller looked happy to be with his on-again wife Christine Taylor after a split seven years ago.
The Hollywood couple, who starred in several movies together like Zoolander, were seen in the stands at the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday.
The standout of the afternoon, however, was their 22-year-old daughter Ella Olivia Stiller, who recently graduated from the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City.
The budding actress had on a black tank top with a long round pendant necklace, hoop earrings and her blonde hair up. Later, she added a blue denim jacket.
The three looked thrilled as they sat in the VIP section of the arena side by side.
Ben Stiller looked happy to be with his on-again wife Christine Taylor in France after a split seven years ago
The Hollywood couple, who starred in several movies together like Zoolander, were seen in the stands at the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Tuesday
The standout of the afternoon, however, was their 22-year-old daughter Ella Olivia Stiller, who recently graduated from the prestigious Juilliard in New York City
Ben wore a dark jacket over a black button-up shirt as he clapped while in his VIP seat as he flashed his wristband.
Taylor looked youthful with a spring tan and very blonde hair that was worn straight as she also dressed in a black top and jacket.
Her wedding rings were firmly in place as she added gold bracelets and earrings.
The family looked thrilled to be taking in the tennis match together as they smiled at each other while side by side.
The game was between Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz and Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Ben and Christine met while she was auditioning for the 1999 thriller, Heat Vision and Jack.
‘My wife came in to audition for the role of the sexy sheriff. She had been in the Brady Bunch movies and they were pushing her on me. She came in and she was great,’ he told the outlet.
The budding actress had on a black tank top with a long round pendant necklace, hoop earrings and her blonde hair up
The three looked thrilled as they sat in the VIP section of the arena side by side
Ella looks a lot like her famous mother Christine who was in The Brady Bunch movie
The couple tied the knot in 2000 at a destination wedding in Hawaii. They welcomed their daughter, Ella, in 2002, and their son, Quinlin, three years later in 2005.
The couple have had the opportunity to appear in multiple projects together, such as Zoolander (2001) and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004).
In 2016, Ben recalled he and Taylor entered their relationship when they were ‘both on the rebound.’
They ended up jumping in and ‘got married pretty quickly.’
‘I was single. I’d come out of a long relationship with [actress] Jeanne Tripplehorn,’ he told Parade. ‘Christine was coming out of a relationship too. We went on a date and it clicked.’
The couple tied the knot in 2000 at a destination wedding in Hawaii . They welcomed their daughter, Ella, in 2002, and their son, Quinlin, three years later in 2005
Ben and Christine split in 2017 after 17 years of marriage. But they got back together in 2022.
In 2023, Taylor detailed why she and Ben rekindled their marriage during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic after a five year split.
The actress made her comments on The Drew Barrymore Show.
Christine told her Wedding Singer castmate that during the pandemic she and Ben put on a united front along with their two children: Ella and 18-year-old Quinlin.
She explained: ‘We always stayed a family unit. So when the pandemic hit and we all had to figure out where to hunker down, we all ended up in our house together with two teenagers and we found this way back.
‘We had so much time to talk, there were no other distractions… It just happened organically.’
Ella took a selfie with her mother who made a shocked face expression
Christine also touched on the beginning of their relationship as she said that she and Ben ‘knew each other six months, got engaged, were married within a year, then had [daughter Ella] the next year.
‘Family was always a priority, but I think Ben and I both started to grow in different directions. And when we made the decision to separate, it was not something we wanted to talk publicly about or took lightly.’
Regarding the time that they separated Christine said they ‘were at this impasse of, “Let’s figure this out — what’s best at this chapter in our lives?” That’s going back three or four years. And [during] that time apart, we got to know who we are.
‘I think we have these growth spurts, even as adults. And we needed time to figure that out.’
In 2023 he happily confirmed the news of their reconciliation to Esquire.
‘We were separated and got back together and we’re happy about that. It’s been really wonderful for all of us,’ he explained.
Ben and Ella at the Apple TV+ Emmy Party in Los Angeles in September 2022
‘Unexpected, and one of the things that came out of the pandemic,’ Ben further added to the publication. He also briefly touched on his relationship with his wife.
‘I think we have respect for the ways that we’re similar and the ways we’re different. And I think accepting that, you can really appreciate someone more because you’re not trying to get them to change for you.’
This comes weeks after Ella received support from her parents while graduating from New York City’s prestigious The Juilliard School.
While marking the milestone on Instagram, the 22-year-old newly minted college grad, who earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, shared photos wearing her cap and gown as she celebrated with friends and family.
‘YOU WOULDN’T LAST AN HOUR IN THE ASYLUM (@juilliardschool) WHERE THEY RAISED ME (No, like, really),’ she captioned the post, which included a nod to Taylor Swift’s song, Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?, off The Tortured Poets Department.
She continued: ‘Yesterday I got my BFA in Acting from Juilliard. I couldn’t be happier to be done or prouder to have survived or more grateful to my family for the unwavering support that got me there and through.’
Stiller and Taylor with Ella and Quinlin in 2016; Ella was a brunette then
‘I have a degree in playing pretend!!! Yay!!!’ the Los Angeles native concluded.
For the occasion, she added green rhinestones around the trim of her graduation cap and wore a white and yellow patterned maxi dress.
Among the cute snaps she posted from her big day, Ella included one of her sharing a laugh with her dad as they crossed the street together.
Another showed her beaming next to her brother, Quinn Stiller, 18, as she proudly held up her diploma.
In 2022, Ben admitted that Ella called him out for not being present enough in her life during her more formative younger years.
‘She’s pretty articulate about it, and sometimes it’s stuff that I don’t want to hear. It’s hard to hear,’ the Reality Bites star and director told Esquire.
He added: ”Because it’s me not being there in the ways that I saw my parents not being there. And I had always thought, Well I won’t do that.’
Ella seen weeks ago after she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Juilliard
Among the cute snaps she shared of herself with loved ones, Ella included one of her sharing a laugh with her dad as they crossed the street together
Another showed her beaming next to her brother Quinn Stiller, 18, as she proudly held up her diploma
Stiller continued: ‘But then it’s that thing that, like, I was trying to navigate my own desire to fulfill the hopes and dreams I had, too. And that doesn’t feel great, but it’s important to acknowledge.’
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ben and his wife reconciled after the former couple agreed it would be best that they live together during quarantine in 2020.
‘Then, over the course of time, it evolved,’ the actor and comedian said, adding, ‘We were separated and got back together and we’re happy about that. It’s been really wonderful for all of us. Unexpected, and one of the things that came out of the pandemic.’
